The 23rd Psalm
| "The 23rd Psalm" | |
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| Lost episode | |
Mr. Eko confronts the "Monster"
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Matt Earl Beesley |
| Written by |
Carlton Cuse Damon Lindelof |
| Production code | 210 |
| Original air date | January 11, 2006 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Adetokumboh M'Cormack as Yemi |
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Adetokumboh M'Cormack as Yemi
Kolawole Obileye Jr. as Young Eko
Olekan Obileye as Young Yemi
Pierre Olivier as Olu
Ronald Revels as Goldie
John Bryan as Thug captain
Lawrence Jones as Soldier
Moumen El Hajji as Moroccan
Achraf Marzouki as Moroccan
Ellis St. Rose as Priest
Cynthia Charles as Woman
"The 23rd Psalm" is the tenth episode of the second season of Lost, and the 35th episode overall. The episode was directed by Matt Earl Beesley, and written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof. It first aired on January 11, 2006, on ABC, and was watched by an average of 20.56 million American viewers. The episode is centered on the character of Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), who in flashbacks is revealed to be a former warlord in Nigeria, and in the present day events goes with Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan) to the Nigerian airplane which had crashed on the island.
The episode has an overall theme of redemption, and was written by drawing inspiration from "Deus Ex Machina", the episode where the Nigerian airplane was first introduced. Reviews for "The 23rd Psalm" were positive, praising the flashback and Akinnuoye-Agbaje's performance as Eko. The episode's script was later nominated for an Emmy Award.
Nigerian guerrillas arrive at a small village, grab a young boy named Yemi and try to force him to shoot an old man. The boy hesitates and his older brother, Eko, takes the gun and shoots the man himself, thus saving his brother from the act. The guerrillas are pleased with this, and force him to join their group, tearing his Christian cross from his neck, which is then taken by Yemi.
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